In No Great Hurry

New film on Bazaar photographer Saul Leiter

The story of one of photography's hidden geniuses is released this Friday

Bazaarphotographer Saul Leiter could have been lauded as one of the pioneers of colour photography, but has remained hidden away drinking coffee and avoiding the limelight.

Now in his 80s, he is being rediscovered and celebrated and over the past couple of years has started to find his true place in the history of photography. He's a very charismatic, unique and funny artist.

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Tomas Leach, a British filmmaker set out to find Leiter after falling in love with the book Early Colour. It took Leach more than a year to persuade Saul to make the film and then another three years to actually make it.

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